Section 18:1300.23 - Riverboat gaming election; procedure; Bossier ParishA. A referendum election, as required by Article XII, Section 6(C)(2) of the Constitution of Louisiana, may be called by ordinance or resolution by the parish governing authority and may be held in Bossier Parish on July 19, 1997, or on a succeeding appropriate date selected by the parish governing authority and as provided by law, to consider the proposition of whether to allow additional riverboat gaming, gambling, or wagering operations and activities in Bossier Parish pursuant to a new license to be issued by the Louisiana Gaming Control Board in accordance with the decision of the board entered on March 13, 1997.B. The proposition on the ballot shall be stated as follows: Shall additional riverboat gaming operations be allowed at a berth or docking facility in Bossier Parish pursuant to a new license to be issued by the Louisiana Gaming Control Board as provided in the board decision entered on March 13, 1997? Yes () No ()C. If a majority of those voting thereon vote in favor of allowing such additional riverboat gaming operations and activities, then such additional gaming operations and activities may be conducted in Bossier Parish in accordance with law, subject, however, to the licensing and regulatory authority of the Louisiana Gaming Control Board. No such additional gaming operations and activities shall be conducted unless and until a license is issued by the Louisiana Gaming Control Board.D. Except as provided in this Section, the election shall be conducted as provided in Chapter 6-B of this Title, including but not limited to those provisions providing for the responsibility of the parish governing authority to provide notice to the public as provided by law.Acts 1997, No. 36, §1, eff. May 29, 1997.Acts 1997, No. 36, §1, eff. 5/29/1997.